Anna Qabale Duba
Anna Qabale Duba is a female Kenyan nurse and an epidemiologist known for her work fighting against cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriages.
Early life and career
[edit]Duba was born in Torbi, a village in Marsabit County, Kenya. She was the youngest child in a polygamous family of 19 siblings and 3 mothers, of which her mother was the first.[1] At the age of 12, Duba was subjected to female genital mutilation and escaped forced early marriage at age 14.[2][3] Duba was the only educated child in her family.[3] She attended Kenya Methodist University where she received a bachelor's degree in nursing. She went on to receive an M.S. degree from Moi University in Kenya.[1] In 2016 she was a Mandela Washington Fellows in the United States.[4] She also promotes the development of pastorialist's community in Kenya.[5]
Awards
[edit]In year 2022, Duba was crowned the first recipient of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award[6][5] and used the funding to support educational options in her village.[7][2] In year 2019, she won the Global Citizens' People's Choice Award in New York.[1][4] She was also the former Miss Tourism Kenya.[8]
References
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- ^ a b c Jacob, Mahima Anna (January 16, 2023). "Anna Qabale Duba, the African Nightingale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ a b Raj OK, Anand (5 May 2023). "Award-winning Kenyan nurse is changing lives in her village". Gulf News; Dubai – via Proquest.
- ^ a b Odhiambo, Rhoda (2022-05-13). "Kenyan fighting FGM crowned world's best nurse". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b Sankar, Anjana (2022-10-13). "Nurse from Kenya builds a school after winning $250,000 prize in Dubai". The National. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b African health care workers transform rural communities | CNN, 2022-08-22, retrieved 2023-10-26
- ^ Chaudhary, Suchitra Bajpai (12 May 2022). "Dubai: Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba wins Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award". Gulf News; Dubai – via Proquest.
- ^ Abdulla, Nasreen (18 February 2023). "UAE: Kenyan nursing award winner opens school with prize money". Khaleej Times; Dubai – via Proquest.
- ^ "FGM survivors are resilient, powerful agents of change". The New Vision; Kampala. 7 Feb 2024 – via Proquest.